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SFO plays key role in seizing counterfeit products

From fake Viagra pills to knockoff sunglasses, sports jerseys and cellphone accessories, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Supervisor Jeffrey Meleg said the battle to keep counterfeit goods from landing on U.S. soil is relentless.

From fake Viagra pills to knockoff sunglasses, sports jerseys and cellphone accessories, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Supervisor Jeffrey Meleg said the battle to keep counterfeit goods from landing on U.S. soil is relentless.

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Updated: 8:25 AM PDT May 6, 2014

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WEBVTT WE MAY GET SOME SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATING BY MORNING. WE WERE GIVEN ACCESS TO A SPOT WHERE U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ADMIT THAT SMUGGLERS OF DESIGNER DRUGS ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO EXPLOIT GAPS. MANY DRUGS ARE FLYING IN ON THE SAME PLANES THAT YOU MAY BE ON. STEPS AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY IS THIS. ONE OF THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL DRUG SMUGGLING. IS IS NOT BREAKING BAD. NO. IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT. THIS IS THE POSTAL INSPECTION. TACY ARE OUR THREE WAS GRANTED ACCESS TO SEE HOW SMUGGLERS ARE CONSTANTLY ACCESSING -- - KCRA THREE WAS GRANTED ACCESS TO SEE HOW THE SMUGGLERS ARE CONSTANTLY USING THIS. THIS IS BEING USED AS SPICE, K2. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON ILLICIT DRUG BEING SENT THROUGH THE U.S. MAIL, SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID. ANY MATERIAL TURNED INTO MARIJUANA. AND GET FAST CUSTOM AGENTS BECAUSE THE DRUG MAKERS ARE CHANGING THE CHEMICAL FORMULA SO OFTEN THAT THERE IS A DELAY IN HOW FAST THE FDA AND DEA CAN IDENTIFY AND OUTLAW THE NEW CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS. THE ADVANTAGE THAT THE ENEMY HAS IS THIS. SOMETIMES THE LAW DOES NOT CHANGE AS FAST AS THE TIM TEBOW COMPOUNDS AND IT IS A CAT AND MOUSE GAME. THEY ARE TRANSFERRED IN THE U.S. MAIL AND CARRIED ON THE

SFO plays key role in seizing counterfeit products

From fake Viagra pills to knockoff sunglasses, sports jerseys and cellphone accessories, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Supervisor Jeffrey Meleg said the battle to keep counterfeit goods from landing on U.S. soil is relentless.